Commissioner 1 (Commissioner) and colleagues voted to approve a $100,000 grant request to buy a 2026 Ford F-550 for use by the Winokie Fire Department.

The action came during agenda item 4, presented as a grant application for a fire department vehicle. Commissioners completed a motion and second; the meeting record shows a voice vote in which members said “Aye.”

The transcript records the purchase described as a 2026 Ford F-550 and references "Grass Creek" in relation to the vehicle. The meeting did not specify the grant program source, matching requirements, or an expected delivery date for the vehicle.

Commissioners did not elaborate on maintenance, insurance, or where the vehicle would be housed. Those operational details were not specified in the discussion recorded in the transcript.